Vending device.



PATENTED NOV. 27, 1906.

w. 0403mm. VENDING EV-ICE. APPLIOATION FILED FEB. 26, 19

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Patented NW. 27, 1906.

.Applioation filed February 3.9% E5-2ris1iflo.3)2,939,

To all whom it may con/eerie.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM JOILKNSUN, a citizen ofthe United State" residing in the city ofSt. Louis and State of Misso invented certain new ahd useful merits in Vending Devices, whicl. lowing is a specification, reference be therein to the accompanying draz This invention relates ein i ing devices, although co bining th the character of an advertising appiie. The object for which the invention cipslly desi ned is to sromotethe introcuo tion and se e of mere andise, that class which is retailed in Sc or ackages at a uniform price pe ps agesuch, for instance, chewi oi ars, &c.end this is eceounalishe a novel mode and instruments o tising and vending a line of goods invol the sale of orders for the goods, QCOOIllQtDll'iil by orders for a limited number of i or. gifts that are distributed With. the goods.

The form which has been chosen as the jarate pie es preferred mechanical embodiment of the invention consists generally or receptacle composed of an imperiorate hoard heed;- ground and a perforated. l'rsngihlc sheet oi rather strong material fastened thereto, there being thus formed hetwce said she t and said board a plurality of po .sLS or h crs for Written or printed ordcwslips or equivalent order mediums, which hitter are corn iinod within the respective pocket or other holders of the receptacle retaining device, which scrvr entirel to concoal'iroin sight the order itself, in. RSSO- riation with an extracting device hy which the orders may one at s. time be removed from the receptacle.

In practice the receptacle it 1 will have prom montly displayed thereon an rnnormzcmont or advertisement of the goods For the sale of which it is instrumci'iiel, end the or dcrs confined in tho holders of the rec-pie will call for a package or other fixed dentity of the article advertised, while a limited number of the holders may also contain or dors for premiums or gifts, either separate articles or a certain value in trade. A cus tomor will paya certain su m--say live rcntsfor the privilege of extracting an order from the device, which order will call for m. hdst a by said frangible j I e goods advertised to the reteil u or the price paid for the privilege and in some instances for a premium or a gil Qreferably and herein shown and part of the tumors by extracting them from their scaled receptacles, aiter paying the prlce ch ed l or the privilege, by means of the (230.

trac or, which breaks the frangible seal and removes t 2 printed order-slips therefrom.

in the drawings, in which like numbers of reference denote like parts Wherever they occur, Figure 3 is a perspective view of the dein pcrstive form and position, partly en at cry to show underlying parts. Fig. itudinel sectional View of the de Fig. 3 is a detail perw of the extractor. Fig. 4 1s a J 'spective View of an order-slip, and 5 is e freginentsry view of the underneat-h or reverse side of the frangible ordermediuin-concesling sheet.

The board 1 is solid and unperforeted cl ed position.

throughout, except for the single 0 ening 2, which recewes t e box 3. Said 0X may contain essnnple or samples of the merchandise to he sold by means of the above-mentioucd order mediums or one of the separate srticlries constituting a premium or gift to whi ch rel'ercnr. The contents of said box are plainly visible through the pane of glass 4, held in place by the use of adhesive material attaching same to the overlsoping edges 5 of the perforated sheet 6, which in about the upper third of its surfs we is imperforatc, so that it is adapted to receive advcrtiscinents thereon, this being true also of the edges surrounding the pcrerected portion. Said perforated portion is surrounded by a line of perforations 7, torn.- ing, for example, a rectangle. Said rectanis divided by rows 8 of similar perforw lions running at right angles to ea'ci other into-n plurality ol squares or other geo1netrical forms said. squares bearing consecuiri vei-iunihcrs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5," etc. A tack 10 or the he driven through the sheet 6 at each corner oi each square 9, thus converting each si' ntre '5) into a pocket, into which prior to tracking same to board 1 has first been inscrtcd order medium 11.

has herelnbefore been made:

This is accon 1- plished by laying he heard 1 flat, then arranging thereon sli s 11 in folded form, as shown in Fig. l, and carefully laying sheet 6 thereupon. A few tacks l2 and. IO quickly driven hold slips 1i and sheet 6 in roper re lation to each other, after which t e residue of both kinds of tacks can be easily driven.

A strut 13 holds thedevice in suitable display and operativeposition.

The blade of extractor 14. is kept sharp, andf'with it customers easily out along at least one row of perforations 8 of one of the squares 9, which enables the insertion of said blade under such square and the tearing of same along the line of any remainingv perforaions and the removal of same and also of the slip 11 theretofore retained in place thereby. From the foregoing it will be seen that the invention is essentially an order-vending de; vice, althoughalsoadapted for the favorable display ofadvertising-matter.

The customer after having paid the price charged for the privilege of obtaining one or more orders cuts with the blade of the extractor 14 one or more of the rows of perforations surrounding a square 9 and then slips the blade of the extractor undersaid square and. pressing thereon With his thumb rcrnoves same and also the order medium. ll found thereunder, which on being unfolded exposes to view the name of the article or goods to which he is entitled for his purchase money. If the order extracted by him calls for a premium or gift, such premium or ift is.delivered to him by the salesman or ot. er

person in char e of the device Without further expense. lt is to be understood that all of the squares 9 are loaded with orders, each one of Whichrcpresents goods of the retail value of the price. paid for the privilege of manipulating the device, whetl'ier containing an order for a premium orn ot.

it is. evident that the mechanical features of the device as herein shown and. described might. be considerably modified in details Without departing from. the spirit and substance of the-invention. Hence I do not limit the latter to theparticular mechanical form illustrated and described, and for the rectangular forms lierein m'entioned'circlcs or other geometrical forms may be substituted.

Instead of using order mediums like those herein designated. ll, and illustrated in Figs. 1 and t the order mediums may consist simply of numbers printed, irr'non-consecutive order on the reverse o1-underncath side of squares 9, as shown in Fig. 5, each number so printed. constituting-an or'denfor a predetermined quantity or article varying. (as hereinsee-,eee

What I. claim, and desire to secure by Letters iatent, isi 1. In a device of the character described, the combination ,of a solid member and a frangible sheet attached thereto, said sheet containing a plurality of horizontal and a plurality of vertical rows of perforations, whereby the same is divided into squares, and tacks attaching each of said squares to said solidmember, whereby a pocket is formed between said square and said solid member.

2. In a-device o' the character described, the combination of a solid member and a frangible sheet attached thereto, said sheet containing a plurality of horizontal and a plurality oiv vertical rows of perforations, whereby the same is divided into squares, and tacks attaching each ofsaid squares to said solid member, whereby a pocket .i. formed between said square and said soli member, and an order medium located in each of said pockets.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination. of a back and a frangible sheet divided by means of perforations into a plurality of geometrical forms, said forms being consecutively numbered on the outer side, and irregularly numbered on the inner side, said inner numbers constituting an order medium, and said frangible sheet being so attached to said back as to conceal the number indicated on the inner side thereof.

4. In a device of the character described, the combination, with a solid background, of a frangible sheet divided by rows of perforations into a plurality of geometrical forms, tacks driven through said frangible sheet at each. of the intersections formed by said. rows of perforations, thereby attaching each of said geometric forms to' said solid background, wherebyva pocket is formed between said forms and said solid member, and an order medium located in each of said pockets.

5. In a device of the character described, the combination of a back and. a frangible sheet divided by means of perforations into a plurality of independently-removable geometrical formsp said forms being consecutively numbered oh the outer side and irregularly numbered on the inner side, and means for attaching said frangible sheet to said back so as to conceal the nui'nbers on the inner side thereof. i

6. In a device of the character described, the combination of frangible sheet attached thereto, said sheet containing a plurality of horizontal and a pluralit of vertical rows of perforations,

before described) according to a key or direc: whereby the same s divided into squares, se-

tions or an advertisement appearing on the curing means a ttaching each of said s uares 1 to said solid member whereby Having thus described my said invention, l formed between said square and said solid face of the sheet 6.

a poo 'et is a solid member and a solid member, and an order medium ccn- 1o ccaled in-eachof said pockets.

In testimony whereof I have affixed Iny signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM C. JOHNSON.

Witnesses; ELLIOTT R. GOLDSMITH, Gr. WALTON. 

